Mikal Bridges vs. Jake LaRavia: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jake LaRavia and Mikal Bridges to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Mikal Bridges has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Jake LaRavia didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Mikal Bridges has better playoff stats. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Mikal Bridges averages 7.6 points more than Jake LaRavia in his 4 seasons (14.8 points against 7.2), and he also scored a total of 7,276 points more (8,319 vs. 1,043).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
+7.6
8
Jake LaRavia 7.2
4

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,319
+7,276
8
Jake LaRavia 1,043
4

Points in the Playoffs

Jake LaRavia didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Mikal Bridges has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
+13.9
4
Jake LaRavia 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
+791
4
Jake LaRavia 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+7
Jake LaRavia 0

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
+23
Jake LaRavia 1

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 149
+142
Jake LaRavia 7

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 406
+360
Jake LaRavia 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 553
+434
Jake LaRavia 119

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
Jake LaRavia 25
+15

Playoffs

Jake LaRavia didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Mikal Bridges' point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mikal Bridges 14.8 5.5 11.4 48.5 1.8 4.7 37.3 2.0 2.4 84.3 8 563
difference:+7.6+3.0+5.8+4.4+0.8+1.9+0.3+0.7+0.6+10.9+4+419
Jake LaRavia 7.2 2.5 5.6 44.1 1.0 2.8 37.6 1.3 1.8 73.4 4 144

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mikal Bridges 8,319 3,101 6,395 48.5 994 2,666 37.3 1,123 1,332 84.3 8 563
difference:+7,276+2,748+5,595+4.4+845+2,270+0.3+935+1,076+10.9+4+419
Jake LaRavia 1,043 353 800 44.1 149 396 37.6 188 256 73.4 4 144

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mikal Bridges 13.9 5.5 11.7 46.6 1.5 4.2 36.3 1.5 1.7 85.6 4 57
difference:+13.9+5.5+11.7+46.6+1.5+4.2+36.3+1.5+1.7+85.6+4+57
Jake LaRavia DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mikal Bridges 791 311 668 46.6 86 237 36.3 83 97 85.6 4 57
difference:+791+311+668+46.6+86+237+36.3+83+97+85.6+4+57
Jake LaRavia DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
+5.3
201982
Jake LaRavia 3.0
202335

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
202073
Jake LaRavia 10.8
+1.7
202435

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
+6.6
202172
Jake LaRavia 6.9
202566

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
+7.3
202282
Jake LaRavia 6.9
202566

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+13.2
202383
Jake LaRavia 6.9
202566

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+7.5
202383
Jake LaRavia 12.6
20268

Mikal Bridges' additional seasons:

* Mikal Bridges played 3 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 18.5 points in a total of 171 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.6 ppg and his lowest 16.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20240

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
+11.1
202122
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20250

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
+13.3
202213
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20250

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+23.5
20234
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20250

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+23.5
20234
Jake LaRavia -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Mikal Bridges' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Mikal Bridges played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 18 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.6 ppg and his lowest 15.6.